Western cyclone., 1887-09-23
KANSAS.
Condensed Reports OF the Latest News
from All Parts of the State.

There are four cities in Jewell
county.
Horton will celebrate its first ami
versary Sept 20.
The new Missouri Pacific depot at
Salina Is completed.
Norton has contributed &506.50 to
the Millbrook sufferers.
Blue grass did not stand the drouth
as well as other Kansas grasses.
The wild plum crop in northwest
Kansas is success this season.
Hays City dedicated two churches
Sunday-a Catholic church and
Baptist church.
"A new town has been laid out be-
tween EustiS and Sherman Center, and
will compete for county seat honors.
-Leavenworth expects visit from
Mrs. I. ) Grant some time this month.
Mrs. Grant has sister in Leavenworth.
The Northwestern Kansas Congre-
gational association meets In Kirwin
in few days preceding the last Sun
day in September.
AT Junction City, bids were
opened for the erection of seventeen
buildings at Fort Riley. ID. ID. Hull.
niger 81 CO., of Springfield, ILL.,, were
the lowest bidders, their bid being
$l25,000.
Judge Brewer, in the United
States Court at Topeka. refused to
fhn Elimination oh Cd hxs
Clarence II Vennox, TO restrain the
issue of $l0,000,000 new stock by the
Atchison, Topeka X Santa Fe Road.
The latest boom is In salt.
Kingman has found vein of it be-
meath her Ellsworth has discovered
155 feet of it, said TO be of the very
finest quality. and Wichita has organ
lied a company with 100000 to pre-
pare the article for use.
The jury in the case Of George
Hamilton. charged with train-wreck-
ing, at Wyandotte, reported verdict
of not guilty Monday, after having
been in deliberation since Saturday
morning. Hamilton was charged with
being one of the strikers who, in April,
1886, wrecked Missouri Pacific
freight train near there aud killed two
men.
Miss Ella Talbot, daughter of Judge
w. L. Talbot Of Parsons, and sister Of
Albert G.. Talbot, who committed
suicide at Parsons last spring by tax.
ing morphine, died Sunday night from
dose of morphine taken with suicidal
intent. Her father was on his way TO
attend the funeral of his father, who
died very suddenly in Philadelphia,
but he was teIegraphed for and was
intercepted at Cincinnati.
The industrial interests of Beloit
are represented by $50 barrel roller
process Touring mill, an iron foundry,
broom factory, cigar factory. and car
rage and wagon works, and two steam
elevators. 1t needs a planning mill.
paper mill, starch factory, cracker
factory, wooden mill, oatmeal mill,
tannery. boot and shoe factory, car
rage and wagon works. Its broom
factory and foundry are very success
full, but are limited in capital, and need
assistance of adequate capital.
Two new fodder plants have been
discovered in Finney county. One Is
called the branching dourra," and ID
much the same in appearance rs the
"rice corn" with which most Kansas
farmers are familiar. The other Ii
the "teosint grass" but looks more
like corn than grass. 1t comes from
small seed no bigger than a turnip
seed. 1t is stated that the stalks or
leaves from single seed Of 1t furnish
feed enough for two cows or oxen for
twenty four hours.
The stock train excursion over
the Rock Island started from Caldwell
sunday morning. first section going az
. and the second at 10, CARRYING =
Pullman car, twenty five OF the lead
ing citizens of Caldwell, with all the
head officials Of the Chicago. Kansas
and Nebraska. and reporters accom-
panying. Immense crowds at Caid-
we'll and all along the line were out 10
see the fine decorations. The run TO
Topeka was made in a remarkably
short time.
The other day the body OF Mrs.
Tobock was found in her house At
Cheney, near Wichita. She had evil
IDENTIFY died from poison. but whether
administered By herself or some other
person is not known. 4 few months
ago her husband, doubling the affec-
ton Of his wife for him. committed
suicide BY hanging. and ACw the people
of the little village are divided ia the
opinion as 10 whether she took the
poison through rem0rse or whether 10
Was administered by some friend OF
the husband 10 revenge his death
w. II. Barker, Indian post trader
at Darlington. Indian Territory, passed
through Arkansas city accompanied by
tan Thevenne and Aranahna Indiana